The transformation of Union Avenue is one of several initiatives currently being pursued by local officials, non-profits and citizen activist groups to address the severe lack of open space in this historically park-poor community. »
Can a softcore erotica magazine survive in an age of digital porn? Danielle Leder, co-founder and owner of Jacques Magazine, hopes the answer is yes. »
In the beginning there was Walt Whitman’s “Brooklyn Ferry.” Then came Henry Miller’s Williamsburg. The Brooklyn Bridge was Hart Crane’s, the Brooklyn accent Thomas Wolfe’s. Truman Capote and Paula Fox wrote their version of the [...] »
Rising property prices define who can stay in the new Williamsburg. »
Sixteen years ago Roberto Gill, the founder and owner of CASA Kids Design Company, moved from TriBeca to Brooklyn because his rent was too high. He discovered he was not alone. Brooklyn has become a [...] »
How a hyperlocal newspaper in Greenpoint is beating the odds to keep print alive. »
Dylan Mabin waited impatiently in the living room of his cozy apartment near the Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street subway stop. At 5:30 p.m., 25 people he had never met were expected to come to his home [...] »
